External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11605	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10904	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10595	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10484
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10451	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10504	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10353	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11055
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11005	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11074	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11132	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10889
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10885	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10827	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10730	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10529
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12195	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12003	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12191	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12074
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11136	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10955	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10796	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10891
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10700	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10789

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease